Today is Thanksgiving in Canada but since I'm not there, I thought I would post on what I am NOT thankful for.
1. My broken gas gauge. Loosing all power on the freeway was a bit of a scare but wasting three hours to get the problem sorted out was worse. At first it was thought that my fuel pump would need to be replaced but luckily it didn't. The silver lining was that my bill was cut down by at least 70% from the first estimate.
2. A bird perched on a woman's shoulder in public. It's nasty enough to dodge bird poop from the wild ones, but seeing a stream of bird crap on a woman's back because she is foolish/crazy enough to carry it about with her is grotesque. My sister and I have brain scars but no other permanent record as it was near impossible to take a discreet picture.
3. Cellular phone charges. I have had my current plan for almost a year and never come close to maxing out my minutes. Let me tell you that 40 cents for each additional minute over your plan adds up pretty damn fast. Thank you T-Mobile for not helping in the least bit about the situation. I'll be sure to switch to a more fair plan/company when my contract is up at the end of October.
4. Pull out hotel beds. I'm not sure who can sleep soundly when each roll creates a new pain from the metal bars digging in to every last inch of fat, bone and skin on your body. However, body aches are worth the sacrifice in order to spend several days with two adorable nieces.
5. Stinky feet. One of those previously mentioned adorable nieces has a new pair of shoes that leaves a not so adorable odour. Thankfully socks and soap can remedy the problem.
Christmas in Canada
7 years ago
5 comments:
The folks at T-Mobile are punks. I left the U.S. while I was still trapped in a contract, so I gave it to my sister with a really cheap plan. I had the payments set up to automatically withdraw and I lost $300 in one shot because she couldn't stop talking to her boyfriend!!!
oh yeah? i'm totally grateful for that woman walking around with a bird pooping on her, because i think that's the most endearing thing i've heard all day.
kind of gross, but endearing.
jill, thanks for sharing my misery... but didn't you make your sis cough up the money?
ryan, sorry, her shirt was filled with holes and the whole thing seemed to scream for attention. so, i'm glad you found it endearing. i stick by disgusting.
Hey, if you find a cheap way to phone Canada via T-Mobil, lemme in on it. I have a friend there that I've been neglecting, when really I blame my plan that doesn't prefer to include Canada.
p.s. When I made three calls in Vancouver and checked text messages ... they doubled my bill for all of my trouble. Bastards.
The stinky shoe problem was solved by Dr. Scholls Sneaker Solution or something. They were so foul it's hard to believe my little angel was capable of such stench.
Oh and Ryan - the lady with the bird was ICK. Her expression was cracking me up. She so clearly wanted people to notice the bird on her shoulder but was putting on a poor performance of, "wha-huh? what are people looking at? oh silly me, I forgot my bird was here! Because it's so natural to carry my bird everywhere, I sometimes forget!" It was hilarious in a sad way. And the bird poop was nasty. It appears the bird had the runs or something. ALl of it was set off by her nasty t-shirt in the first place. I figure it's her "going out with the bird on my shoulder in case of poop" shirt.
All in all, it was an amusing weekend.
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